Garment press



s. J. LOCKE GARMENT PRESS oct. v13, l193.1.

Filed April 24, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l HI IHI (hibou: 2,11 5

S. J. LOCKE GARMENT PRESS' sheets-sheetb 2 Filed April 24. 1929 dbtomqa,

Pmptedoct. 13,1931 l A l y n 1,827,154]

SANFORD J-. Loom, or smAcUsn, NEW YORK; Assreucna ref UNIT-D# summa: Horarl murxncnmmw comommron, Quilt-EwYon-K,-n N. Y., A-,oourolmmrou or BELA GARMENT Preussf g I l y @priest-ion mea; 4April `2s, lees.v serie-i l l yThisinventionrelates topressng machines tahle 8 et therear of the ress and;tern'linate` for,garlmmt4 pressingfandlaundry use.- g slightly alcove the upperv surfece ofthe buck. Amimportent.. characteristic of the lnven- 11. members I 1.2y etretietvr together' byvr tieni-s thefactthatwithin thejrange of cona fixed viulcr'um ber 13 on. whichl is mountedi ;l}' .i,ai,ct;Y with the; goodscthefhead approaches the the bifurcated ,headcarryi-ng; lever 0r' yoke 15:5V

buckim rightline but above this range of Mr '.Eachofjtlietwo armsof the yoke 14 is myement, swings in an arc., The result' is provldedwith e slot', l'formed in a,"'reenforc-v i accomplished by mounting the'heedcerrying 111g .bOScsythe slot exten-'cling` in e direction lezver'with spina-nd)slotconnection and loro`w generally transverse to the levergg-that iste;

widmg ita-nd he frame with enacting' mem Say bright anglesto thepressngfeee ofthe 60 bem Same.4 as, an interfering 1Stop to. heed 16 whrchis carr'ecl by the lever ntoand constrain the lever to; a; simple rocking move- Outo pressm-g'engagement with the head11..

A meutl until', the lever is swung towurclk the FfOI'IieCl 0n each arm AOff the yoke 141 and l head-l. 'Atsuchlpointthe stopsnclear eachother 'epproxlmetelybeneath.the s210515 is anercuc n llrdenthehead thereafter guicledn e 'right' ete: Step Surftcel'', the er@ preferably hein 65 unev mationtoward, the. buck. The two ysuc-k Struelgfromtheeenter 0f thebar 13 whentlfn'sj cessiyemotions so@ far. describedr aire' prefereeelllglesthe-lOWer endiofthe slotlgasshownably eectedl'bya. foot pedal, which is lat'ched 111 ,Fl'g'ure 1- Each eleuee fece 17 Coaets" `-ingposition-attire terminationof thev second' With. emat1ng arellete faeef I8; eclilfolmd y l ai orrighttl'ne motief Thereafter pressure is' OHV-a bOSS ,1,9 Carried? by. the* cofrepondng 70 i applied-y th-rough., anothery instrumentelity,v portionsl';ofthe'freme (j. Y. A n preferably m power `actuated vtoggle mecha-` There 1S eJOUIIlelbeI" 21 Whleh eXendS leeA der meng-ion ofthe@ tween'the arms-of the yoke 14 andi which-- i'sy msm.. 'Ehemoxzement yun I c lastsnamedl mechanism. is very slight and is lCeeG Lt e point approximately .Irlliwey anengular'orfswing'ng movement.

'.r-n l. c ff second or right line, movement,

Thepreferredemhodment ot, the invention Thiel bel 21`i Cell'lleetelbyy a bifurcateliyolle is illustrated in the accoinpanyingv drawings 0 1 1111K 22 Wlth 2L feet lever'23to whl'ch" the'v iuwhich7 v .l y s n link 1s pivotel et 221. l l l Ei ,ure li'saside elevation ofthe press with l The lever 23 1S flllerum'ed 1n the fr tme at @mam partslshown Section, Y 1 c there thefeofrthe rl-Votbememleetedf-at; 80 Figure' fi's al fragmentary section on the 25;- -The OIWeI'd elldfefthelever 1S forn'ledf` lineII-II oiEigure -1, n v l gg with, a foot plate 26 and carnes a sprung Filgurese Viewy similartoF'gure 1 but D v l v .y y A y K showingtheparrtsfat thetermination ofy the erm 23. In the 101781" POSltlOIlO thee-Vel" Q3 the latch 27 engages a keeper' 29011 a por 85 line' ,IV V tion ,of the frame 6.l 1 The, lever-23' isurged OfFguge 153m@y g i c I n 1n. en upward' dlrectlon hy4V e collegi` tensronL Figure; 5l is af fragmentary sectionon the Spllg l r 7;, l' l. :l Y

D? The mechanism is support-,edlen j g' lbgge lowerl link. 3Q 'of e toggle' strut which ul`so- 1"uv 90 fizlme.(,whoseA form' is clearl'yshown-in. the dudes an PPQPIUk elfnntpwoted at drawing a-ncl'mey be yariel according to the i0' the' 191mn nclff th? lmk 32'? f preierencesiof. v.the designer., It includes The(uppeflllk 1S"0.f krlOWIleI'Hl'belpgflon Brackets It@ support the werk table*V 8: and a. gltudlnelly Compresslbleegamst sprungy rel suppmwoflmwn f'ormfor @buck 1.1. This @Stance endbemg edlustable es touts' effec 95y buck may assume any form l'nownin'the `art; tl-Ve length. Includes a .hifurcetedjmeml the one illustrated bengintendedj astyp'ical. ber Se Whlch lsprlvoted to the'lmk 32 M3312' Theframe 6 is preferahlyoffa, double 01- biand through wh1ch31s slidelolev a, thrust' rod iurcatedfrm'as illustrated4 andincludes two 35..

y betweenthe. slotk 15 'smd the arcuate face 171 75 50' upright memberS 12` Wheh ,GXteTldaQbOvethe The thrust ro'dlcarriesfe springjseattg 100 otally connected at its rear end at 44a to the` vmember 32 of-the first named toggle mechawhich is adjustable by means of a nut 37 and which reacts against the upper end of a spring 38 confined between the seat 36 and the upper end of the bifurcated member 34. The upper end of the rod is slidable through a pivot block 39 and is limited as to its longitudinal motion through the block by means of a lower collar 41 and an upper c'ollar 42. rEhe block 39 is mounted between the rear portions of the arms of yoke 14 and is pivoted relatively to said yoke bv means of trunnions This arrangement provides a lost motion connection between the lever and the toggle mechanism, the purpose of which will presently appear.

rllhe toggle'mechanism just described may be straightened and broken by a secondary toe-ele mechanism comprising a link 44, pivnism. Said link 44, at its forward end, is pivoted to the crank pin 45 of a crank shaft 46. rlhis shaft is mounted in the bearings b 4,47 formed in the frame member 6.

The crank shaft 46 may b e rotated by any suitable mechanism which is typilied in the drawings by the motor 48 and transmission 4f). `This transmission is of a type for which yno novelty is .here claimed, comprising a worm reduction gear and a planetary train including a sun wheel which may be locked against rotation to establish the drive train.

-The mechanismv for engaging the drive c Atrain is illustrated as including a hand lever 51 connected to a link 52 so as to actuate the bell crank 58. yThe bell crank 53 carries a roller54 which coacts with a control disk 55 on the shaft 46. the purpose being to cause the .cl'throw-out of lever 51 at definite positions and to permit it to be actuated only when the shaft 46 is in definite positions.A

Various mechanisms for accomplishing this or equivalent results lare known and any r :mechanism might be substituted which is capable of rotating the shaft 46 to the position inwhich the crank aligns with the link 44 and there arresting it, it being understood that after such arrest the motion of the crank 1 may be resumed at the will of the operator.

' In order tosecure the proper order of manipulation in opening the press a gravity `detent 57 is pivoted at 58 on the frame 6 and c0- actswith a lug 59 on' the link or yoke 22. The

- detent is provided with a tail or trip 6l tor merely depresses the pedal or whether he draws the lever down by hand a position will be reached (indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1) in which the arcuate member 17 olea-rs the boss 19. At the same time the lost motion connection between the head carrying lever and the thrust toggle will permit the lever to come to the dotted line position just referred to. At this time the member 42 contacts the u When this upper face ofthe member 39. point is reached the operator is enabled to draw the press head 16 downwardin a" straight line by further depressing thevfo'ot pedal 26 until this is latched bythe latch 27.

Vhen this has been done the parts will be in 1 the full line position. of Figure 3, at which time the member 414 contacts the under face of the element 39 so that the thrust toggle when upon the head carrying lever.

Through this movement the control disk 55 is brought to a position where the operatorie free to manipulate the lever 51, causingen'4 gagment of the kdrive train. As above: 1set forth, this imparts motion to the crank shaft 46 which swings in the direction of the arrow until both toggles are straightened,as indi#` cated in dotted lines in Figure 3. lVhen the parts reach this position heavy pressure is eir-r erted by the head upon the goods upon the` buck and the drive train is automatically disconnected. Such pressure may be retained as" long as desired but by manipulation ofthe lever 51 the drive may be againV started to open the press.

It will be observed that the operator'czninotA kick the press off while under heavy pressure by releasing the latch 27, because. even if ,the

latch be released the detent 57 will hold the,

link 22 in its down position. However', asthe crank shaft 56 rotates 1n the opening move: ment of the press and after the .main toggle has been broken, thus relieving the pressure,

the lug 62 will strike the tail 61 and release the detent 57. After this hasbeen donethe releasing of the latch 27 will permit the lever 23 to rise thus completing the opening`v movement of the press by iirst a' vertical upward motion and then a swinging upward motion.

Obviously the invention may be embodiedv in various specific mechanisms but the one described is believed to be particularly advantageous.

vWhat is claimed is: c 1. The combination of a frame; a buck sup? ported thereby; a headcarrying lever a head carried thereby; a support for said head-car# y9(1) straightened may exert pressure therethrough y .arsP

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f; ment to the lever,

' ment to cause pivotal movement thereof when said stops arel in engaging relation and rectilinear movement of the lever with respect to the fulcrum l member when said stops are in disengage relation; atoggle mechanism interposed between the head-carrying lever land frame; means for moving said head through its arcuate and part of its right line motion to press closing position; means for locking the parts against press opening motion; and means for straightening said toggle.

2. The combination of a frame; a buck supported thereby a head-carrying lever a head carried thereby; a support for said head-carrying lever including a fulcrum member and interfering stops to constrain the lever to move in an arcuate path during a predetermined movement of the lever; means on said lever coacting with said memberto afford l pivotal movement thereof when said stops are in engaging relation and rectilinear movement of the lever with respect to the fulcrum member when said stops are in disengaged relation, as the lever is rocked aboutits pivot; a toggle mechanism interposed between said lever and frame; means reacting on said lever adjacent said means to impart an initial rocking movement to the lever; and through such movement to cause clear; a latch for locking said last-mentioned means in substantially press closing position; and power operated means for straightening and breaking said toggle.

3. The combination of a frame; a buck supported thereby; a head-carrying lever a head carried thereby; a support for said head-carrying lever including a fulcrum member and interfering stops to constrain the lever to move in an arcuate path yduring a predetermined movement of the lever; means on said lever coacting with said member to afford pivotal movement thereof when said stops are in engaging relation and rectilinear movement of the lever with respect to the fulcrum member when said stops are in disengaged relation; a toggle mechanism interposed between said lever and frame; operator operated means reacting on said lever adjacent said means to impart an initial rocking moveand through such movethe interfering stops to clear; power operated means for straightening and breaking said toggle means for effecting connection between the power operated means and said toggle; cam means positioned by movement of the toggle towards press lclosing position to preclude said'connection until the press has been closed; and a latch for holding said operator operated means in press closing position and arranged to be released the interfering stops toy disengaged i by the toggle breaking movement of the power actuated means.

4. In a press the combination of y a fixed frame; a buck mounted thereon; a lever having a pin and slot connection with said frame between its ends; a head carried by one end of said lever for cooperation with said'ybuck; a toggle reacting between the frame and the other end ofsaid lever; stop means'for re-` stricting the lost motion of saidpin and slot connection until the head has approached the buck; means for swinging said lever until said stop means clear and then drawing said lever, and the head carried thereby,ftoward the buck; means for locking the head in press closing position; and means for straightening said toggle. v

5. In a press, the combination of a fixed frame; a buck mounted thereon; a lever having a pin and slot connection with said frame between its ends; a head carried by one end of'said lever for cooperation with said buck; a toggle reacting between the frame and the other end of said lever; stop means for restricting the lost motion of said pin and slot connection until the head has lapproached the buck; means for swinging said lever until said stop means clear and then drawing said lever; and the head carried thereby, in a right f line toward thebuck; means for locking the head in press closing position, including an automatically engaging stop; means for straightening and breaking said toggle; and

means operable by the toggle breaking movef ment of the last named means for releasing said automatically engaging stop.

` 6. In a garment` press, the combination of` means on said lever coacting with said member to afford pivotal movement thereof when said stops are in engaging relation and rectilinear moveinent of the lever with respect to the fulcrum member when said stops 'are in relation; a thrusttoggle having a lost motion connection with the rear portion of the head-carrying lever; and means for straightening the toggle.

In testimony whereof name to this specification.

SANFORD J. LOCKE.

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